In Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, the Ryugyong Hotel was to be the tallest hotel in the world. In dictatorship regimes, monumental buildings serve an important purpose: they emphasize the government's claim to power. However, the dream of a propaganda palace failed. How did it happen? Find out more here!
The so-called UFO settlement in Taiwan is a long-abandoned ruin that was left unfinished in the 1970s. It's been slowly decaying for decades. What's the story behind the colorful, futuristic buildings and why was this project abandoned? Find out more about the UFO ghost town in this article!
What do you think of when hearing the term "Berlin Airport"? Nine years late, seven postponed openings, and a failure all along the line. Germany normally enjoys a very good reputation in the global construction industry. We have many excellent engineers doing internationally recognized work. So how can a mammoth project like Germany's most important airport end in such a disaster? We turn to the facts and consider: What could have been done better? Be excited!
Have you ever taken a close look at our website? In addition to our software programs and company profile, there is so much to discover! In the meantime, we have expanded our website to such an extent that it welcomes with open arms everybody who is hungry for knowledge, just like a library.
In this podcast episode, our guest is the Berlin civil engineer Vadim Rabinovic. He is self-employed and enthusiastic about timber structures; after all, timber is probably the most sustainable natural building material on our planet. What makes this construction field so exciting?
The Munich Steel Construction Days took place from May 5 to May 6 at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. Dlubal Software was represented by Daniel Dlubal and Andreas Niemeier at an information booth.
In the first half of the 20th century, a disaster happened in the United States that every civil engineer is familiar with. The collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge was fascinating in a very special way. What did we learn about structural design from it? Was there anything good about this collapse?
Past events have shown us how severe the consequences of floods can be. People die, livelihoods are lost, vast areas are destroyed - but how did we get this far? Have floods always determined our lives? How can we continue to minimize the consequences?